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		<title>Spoiled brat? What does spoiled even mean?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[During Lisa’s reaction, readers must make a choice. We could either say, "Dear Lord. It’s only a night with an inconvenient sleeping arrangement. Get over it." Or we could cheer for her, the way her husband did. And that is the real charm of the book. Lisa lets us in on the debate she is having within herself. She generates dramatic tension when she feels discomfort, and then relieves the tension when she decides she can do it.]]></description>
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		<title>Memoirs Show Two Sides of the Islamic Revolution</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Their goal was to overthrow Westernized governments and create the kind of world God intended, one all-encompassing Islamic state. At first, Husain's loyalty was torn between his parents and his new friends. Gradually he aligned with his activist peers, fighting against Western values such as freedom and democracy.]]></description>
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		<title>Memoir interview about privacy, activism, style</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope the book does inspire people to, most of all, learn more about their environment, and from that learning, develop a greater connection with their local land, which will naturally lead to the kind of advocacy and stewardship that creates enduring ecological change. I also hope the book helps people see not just more of the connections between cancer and ecological degradation and destruction, but between healing and finding kinship with the trees, fields, birds, skies and other aspects of our homes around us.]]></description>
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		<title>Memoir author speaks of spirituality, religion, and cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think it's far more effective to describe the big stuff of life -- spiritual struggles, traumas and wounds, giant yearnings or losses -- by entering through the backdoor. By that, I mean you can convey the depth of what you're writing by aiming toward specific detail and specific moments instead of making pronouncements about what it all means.]]></description>
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		<title>More Q&amp;A with Sue William Silverman on confessions, memoirs, and the art of writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For me, the best way to recollect the details of past events is to submerge myself in sensory imagery. For example, say I want to write about a birthday party in sixth grade.  Maybe I remember some broad brushstrokes of the party but can't recall as many details as I'd like.  In order to do so, I begin by asking myself the following: what did the birthday party sound like, taste like, feel like, look like, smell like?]]></description>
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		<title>Writing for Community &#8211; or &#8211; When Going Public Can Save Dignity and Lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The testimonials served a different purpose than most memoirs. Rather than being selected for literary merit or completeness of story, these pieces were selected for their moral courage and willingness to communicate. And while this particular book may not reach the best seller charts, its effects radiate far beyond these particular individuals.]]></description>
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